Product Details

• Directors: A2ZCDS.com
• Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Flash, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Tapeworm Video
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2005
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00078MK5I
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,857 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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See The Earliest Atomic Bomb Blasts Of The 1940s And 1950s! This Amazing DVD Has The Most Terrifying Government Footage Of The Atomic Bomb Ever Assembled! Witness The Original Power Of The Ultimate Weapon That Would Rewrite History! Since the advent of fire, nothing has changed the course of history quite like the creation of the atomic bomb. Today it is hard to imagine a world without atomic weapons. Yet until the very end of World War II, no one had any idea how powerful the ultimate weapon would become. Now, for the first time ever, you can see some of the original footage of atomic blasts from the 1940s and 1950s. If you are a student of the military, history or politics, you need to own the History Of Nuclear Weapons - The Ultimate Weapons DVD today! From The Bikini Atoll To The Nevada Testing Site – This DVD Captures The Most Awesome Early Nuclear Tests! Until these weapons were tested no one could quite believe exactly how powerful these blasts would turn out to be. On this terrifying DVD you can see the shock and awe of the military, government and scientists as these weapons were unleashed on test sites for the first time in history. After these tests nothing would ever be the same again! These films will show you just how destructive even the earliest atomic bombs could be. You will see entire homes turn to dust in seconds. If you have never thought about the raw destruction nuclear weapons represent you owe it to yourself to see this DVD today! You Will See Why These Are Called The Ultimate Weapons! Nuclear weapons are the most awesome armaments ever built by man. Early atomic weapons testing made most countrymen proud of their country’s military prowess! The pride of owning the ultimate weapon is probably the singlemost determining factor in the proliferation of nuclear weapons. These are the ultimate films about the ultimate weapons!

Product Description

The Ultimate Weapons DVD set from A2ZCDS is both disturbing and fascinating at the same time. Its historical significance can not be overrated – nor can the quality of these incredibly preserved vintage films from the dawn of the nuclear era. Over the course of the two DVDs you get a full picture of the development of the first nuclear weapons – that would spearhead the end of World War II – up through advanced nuclear testing in the late 1950s.

If you are looking for films of nuclear bombs exploding, you will not be disappointed. You see the effects of the bomb on houses constructed at test sites, and also learn how the government planned to deal with the psychological effects of nuclear weapons. The Bikini Atoll test films are included and there is some exciting footage of the plane that would eventually drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.

These films are not for the faint of heart, but they have an overwhelming historical value and should be taken very, very seriously.

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11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Product, April 25, 2006

By	Bart (Montpellier, France) - See all my reviews

Honestly, given what is going on in the world today I can't think of a more important time to order this DVD.

Quite simply, what this disk does is show you the impact of nuclear weapons at the end of World War II up into the 50s.

Unlike many similar DVDs, it doesn't get bogged down in a lot of politics or commentary. Instead it just gives you the real footage of the bombs exploding and lets you make your own decisions.

This is a clear, easy to load disk.

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explosive, April 27, 2006

By	Ejaz - See all my reviews

My father bought me this DVD because he knows that I like vintage documentaries and it was a great gift.

Nukes are scary - let's face it - but the explosions when played out on a big screen television are incredible. The quality of the footage is very high - considering they were shot by the army while the bombs were going off.

I liked seeing the scenes of entire islands getting destroyed and the can't imagine what it would have been like to be one of the soldiers watching these bombs go off live.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling Footage, November 27, 2006

By	Deacon (America) - See all my reviews

Now that the Cold War has ended, many people forget just how chilling and essential the atomic bomb was for two generations of Americans.

From the 1950s until the late 1980s everyone was thinking about the Bomb and the entire world sat at the edge of nuclear war.

Yet, it was hard for people to understand the potential of nuclear bombs at first. They were so much more devestating than any weapon known before - and even the government wasn't really sure about how destructive they could be.

So, in order to document what was happening in the arms race, they filmed many of the atomic tests so that they could be studied and eventually shown to the American people - both as a way of understanding the new weapons and also letting the American people understand the true dangers of letting the Russians have access to nuclear technology.

The films here document that time and place fairly well. They don't use any naration or voice overs - so you are left to come to your own conclusions, which is not a bad thing.

The shots are well filmed for government camera work and you can a real sense of both the destructive power and strange beauty of the early nuclear weapons.